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Obedience Board & Train provides structured, immersive training focused on obedience, manners, and real-world reliability. Dogs stay with our trainers for a defined period, allowing for consistent practice, clear communication, and intentional progression.

This program is not a shortcut or a quick fix. Long-term success depends on owner follow-through and understanding, which is why education and transition guidance are essential components of the program.

During Obedience Board & Train, dogs are trained to respond reliably and calmly in everyday situations.

• Core obedience behaviors taught and reinforced
• Improved impulse control and household manners
• Clear expectations and consistent follow-through
• Reliability around common distractions
• Calm behavior in structured and unstructured environments

• Leash walking and loose-leash manners
• Recall, “come” when called
• Sit, down, and place behaviors
• Duration and impulse control (including stays)
• Calm behavior around household and environmental distractions
• Clear engagement and responsiveness to the handler

Training is always tailored to the individual dog’s temperament, maturity, and learning style, with a focus on reliability rather than rushed progression.

All Obedience Board & Train programs take place in a professional trainer’s home rather than a kennel facility. This allows training to occur within a real-life setting, where dogs learn manners, routines, and obedience that naturally translate back into family life.

A home-based environment supports clarity, consistency, and adaptability — all essential for lasting results.

• Adolescent or adult dogs needing structure
• Families seeking reliable obedience and manners
• Owners with busy schedules
• Dogs transitioning from foundational training

• Dogs with aggression towards people
• Families unwilling to participate in follow-through
• Owners seeking protection or sport training

Our Obedience Board & Train program is designed to produce results that hold up outside of controlled training environments. Rather than limiting learning to structured sessions alone, we intentionally expose dogs to real-world scenarios where obedience, manners, and engagement truly matter.

Training takes place in a home-based environment and is reinforced through guided field trips that introduce everyday distractions such as public spaces, new environments, and changing surroundings. These outings help dogs learn how to apply their training calmly and confidently beyond the home.

By combining structured training, real-life exposure, and consistent expectations, we focus on building understanding — not just compliance — so skills transfer smoothly back into daily family life.

To further support consistency and ease, door-to-door transportation is included, reducing stress for both dogs and owners while maintaining continuity throughout the program.

Obedience Board & Train is designed to create skills that carry over into daily life — not just during training sessions. Throughout the program, we focus on clarity, consistency, and habits that are easy for owners to maintain once their dog returns home.

Owner guidance and transition support are included to ensure expectations, routines, and handling remain clear, helping results last well beyond the program itself.

Yes. Owner education and transition guidance are built into the program to ensure skills transfer smoothly into your home and daily life.

Yes. Obedience Board & Train is appropriate for a wide range of breeds and temperaments. Program placement is based on individual evaluation rather than breed alone.

Yes. Continued guidance through in-home private lessons is provided to support long-term success after your dog returns home.